Impressionism at large as stunning new art film screens at selected cinemas
A stunning new art film, to be shown at selected cinemas, casts fresh eyes on the Impressionists tale of passion and rebellion.
A beautiful new art film about the moment that changed art forever is being screened at selected cinemas nationwide on March 18 and 19.
The stunning Dawn of Impressionism: Paris, 1874 gives audiences the opportunity to immerse themselves in the vibrant Parisian art scene of the 1870s.
Exhibition On Screen invites cinema goers to discover the origins of Impressionism with this big screen look at the 1874 exhibition which saw the birth of the world’s favourite art movement.
It brings a fresh eye to a tale of passion and rebellion.
The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history - millions flock every year to marvel at their masterpieces. But, to begin with, they were scorned, penniless and ridiculed mercilessly by critics and the people of Paris for their new style.
Yet these outsiders went on to become the iconic founders of the world’s favourite art movement. Who were the maverick personalities that wielded their brushes in such a radical and provocative way? What led to them finally breaking free of the rules to hold their own radical exhibition on April 15, 1874, which has since taken on legendary status as the birth of the French art movement.
Told uniquely through the words of those who witnessed the birth of Impressionism - the artists, their contemporaries, art critics, writers and commentators of the time - the film reveals the political and social shifts which sparked their new approach to art.
It reexamines the moment in history which changed art forever thanks to pioneering artists such as Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir and highlights the crucial contributions of women artists to the Impressionist movement showcasing celebrated works by Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot.
150 years later, the Musée d’Orsay, Paris and the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC have revisited this historic event in a major exhibition spanning the Atlantic. Exhibition On Screen brings these stunning exhibitions and the fascinating story behind them to cinemas with Dawn of Impressionism: Paris, 1874 and includes groundbreaking works from Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Édouard Manet, Henri Fantin-Latour, Eugène Boudin, Frédéric Bazille, Étienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecour, Auguste Lançon.
Dawn of Impressionism: Paris, 1874, directed by Ali Ray and produced by Phil Grabsky and Amanda Wilkie is co-written by Ali Ray and Phil Grabskyand has a runtime of 90 mins.
Take a look at the trailer on YouTube:
https://tinyurl.com/5w2hmyek
You can view Dawn of Impressionism: Paris, 1874 at the Corn Exchange, Newbury on Tuesday, March 18 (11am) and Wednesday, March 19 (5pm), tickets £17.75, concessions £15.75. Also at Abbey Cinema Abingdon on March 18, Curzon Oxford on March 18, Phoenix Picturehouse Oxford on March 18, Regal Picturehouse, Henley-on-Thames, on March 18 and Southill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell on March 19
